Today in Oldies Music History: June 2

Today In Oldies Music History: June 2

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Births

1932: Sammy Turner
1934: Johnny Carter (The Flamingos)
1936: Otis Williams (The Charms)
1937: Jimmy Jones
1938: Lawrence Payton (The Four Tops)
1939: Charles Miller (War)
1941: Charlie Watts (The Rolling Stones)
1941: William Guest (Gladys Knight and the Pips)
1944: Marvin Hamlisch
1949: Anthony Jones (Humble Pie)
1950: Chubby Tavares (Tavares)

Deaths

1998: Helen Carter (The Carter Family)
1999: Junior Braithwaite (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
2002: Boyd Bennett
2008: Bo Diddley

Events

1953: Elvis Presley graduates from Humes High School in Memphis.
1958: Massively influential DJ Alan Freed joins the staff of New York's WABC, where he gets his own weeknight spot.
1958: After wandering the US for a year, 17-year-old Barry Sadler, later of "Ballad of the Green Berets" fame, joins the Air Force. (He wouldn't become an Army Green Beret for a few years.)
1962: "Twist Baby," by Owen Gray, becomes the first 45 issued on the new Island Records label.
1964: The Rolling Stones play their first US gig at a high school in Lynn, MA; that same day, they make their American TV debut on WABC's Les Crane Show in New York.
1964: Gerry and the Pacemakers begin filming their film debut, Ferry Cross The Mersey, also starring Cilla Black.
1972: For the first time since 1960, Dion reunites with his old group, the Belmonts, for an oldies revival show at Madison Square Garden.
1973: Electric Light Orchestra begins their first US tour in San Diego.
1976: Paul McCartney and Wings set a new indoor stadium attendance record of 67,100 at the Seattle Kingdome.
1988: James Brown's wife Adrienne attempts to claim diplomatic immunity on charges of drugged driving, speeding and criminal trespass, invoking her status as the wife of the "Ambassador of Soul." Seriously.
1988: Ex-Temptation David Ruffin is sentenced to two years probation in Detroit for a cocaine possession rap the previous year.
1989: Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman, 52, marries model Mandy Smith, 19, in a secret ceremony. They would divorce two years later.
2002: Jimmy Buffett catches an unexpected gust of wind and crashes his plane into a sign while landing at Palm Beach International Airport in Florida. Unfortunately, he is not injured.
2003: After a public outcry (and legal protests from Yoko Ono), Paul McCartney agrees to drop his mission to have certain Beatles songwriting credits reversed to read "McCartney-Lennon."
2009: Cher sues Universal Music Group on behalf of herself and her late partner Sonny Bono, claiming the label owes them five million in unpaid royalties.

Releases

1956: Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-A-Lula"
1965: James Brown, "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag"
1967: The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
1967: David Bowie, David Bowie

Recording

1964: The Beatles: "Any Time At All," "When I Get Home," "Things We Said Today"
1966: The Beatles, "I Want To Tell You"
1967: The Beatles, "It's All Too Much"
1970: George Harrison, "Isn't It A Pity"
1970: Bob Dylan: "Mary Anne," "Mr. Bojangles"

Charts

1962: Ray Charles' "I Can't Stop Loving You" hits #1
1973: Paul McCartney and Wings' "My Love" hits #1
1973: Paul McCartney and Wings' Red Rose Speedway hits #1
1979: Donna Summer's "Hot Stuff" hits #1

Certifications

1964: The original Broadway cast album of Hello Dolly! is certified gold